Conflict & Security
Houthis strike Saudi oil infrastructure as UN reports 100,000 displaced in Yemen
September 15, 2026 at 06:33 PM · Updated 30d ago
Coverage
5 reports · 3 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 12 hours
MAMasrawy
النفط ينخفض مع ارتفاع المخزونات الأمريكية رغم مخاوف الإمدادات السعودية | مصراوي
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
النفط يقفز فوق 109 دولارات مع تعطل صادرات سعودية وتوقف الإنتاج في حقول ليبية
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MAMasrawy
أسعار النفط تقفز 3 دولارات بعد تعليق الصادرات السعودية والليبية | مصراوي
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TGThe Guardian
Houthis threaten more Saudi strikes as UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Yemen
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BNBBC News
Saudi Arabia: Satellite image reveals major damage that shut crucial oil pipeline
(opens the publisher’s site)Houthi attacks on Saudi oil and military targets pushed Brent crude above $100 a barrel and displaced over 100,000 Yemenis, prompting UN calls for restraint.
- Houthis claimed a "large-scale" attack with dozens of ballistic missiles and drones against King Khalid airbase near Khamis Mushait, as sirens sounded in six governorates including Jeddah.
- Satellite imagery showed major damage at the East-West Pipeline's pumping station, which Saudi Arabia closed after the strike, with Brent trading at $108 a barrel on Tuesday.
- The Saudi government said Tuesday it would respond "firmly," while the UN reported more than 100,000 people internally displaced by renewed fighting.
- Qatar warned of a catastrophe if Houthis won full control of Bab al-Mandab; Qatar official Ibrahim al-Hashmi said its closure would be "catastrophic for the entire world."
- Saudi Arabia suspended oil loadings at its Yanbu port on the Red Sea on Tuesday.
- Brent crude futures rose to $109.20 a barrel on Tuesday, up 3.3 percent amid supply concerns.
- On Wednesday, Brent crude fell 0.86% to $107.82 a barrel after an unexpected rise in US inventories, while WTI dropped 0.92% to $104.86.